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§ 1. Anthers mutic at the base. Normal species. 
1 E. nanica’caza (D. Don, l. c.) leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, 
glabrous, spreading; flowers terminal, solitary, or by threes ; 
corolla ovate-tubular, glabrous; bracteas ovate, near the calyx ; 
fruit spherical; calyx adpressed. h.G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Erica halicécaba, Thunb. diss. no. 51. Lin. 
diss, no. 3. with a figure of the flower. spec. ed. 2. p. 507. 
amoen. acad. 5. p. 85. Andr. eric. 2. t. 36. Wendl. eric. 6. p. 
7. with a figure. Erica rupéstris, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 353. 
Corolla 7-8 lines long, sulphur-coloured, or yellowish-green. 
Kettle-flowered Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 
1780. Shrub. 
2 E. AZALEÆFÒLIA ; leaves 3 ina whorl, lanceolate; flowers 
terminal; corolla 14 line long, hairy ; anthers mutic, exserted, 
foraminose the whole length. h. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Erica azalezefolia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 334. 
Azalea-leaved Broad-scaled-Heath. Shrub. 
3 E. argens (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 154.) 
leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, pilose; flowers axillary ; bracteas 
remote from the calyx; calyxes acuminated; corolla ovate, 
urceolate, 3 lines long. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Erica álbens, Lin. diss. no. 34. mant. p. 233. Curt. 
bot. mag. t. 440. Lodd. bot. cab. 95. Erica viminalis, Sal. 
in Lin. trans. 6. p. 387. Flowers cream-coloured. 
Whitish-flowered Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. Feb. Aug. 
1789. Shrub. 
4 E. rerracona; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, acuminated, 
ciliated, erectly spreading; flowers axillary, erect; corolla 4 
lines long, with a pyramidal 4-angled tube; calycine segments 
cuspidate and ciliated. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Clt. 
Hope. Erica tetragòna, Thunb. diss. no. 5. with a figure. 
Lodd. bot. cab. 1239. Erica pugioniférmis, Sal. in Lin. trans. 
6. p. 387. Flowers yellow. 
Tetragonal-flowered Broad-scaled-Heath. 
Cit. 1789. Shrub. 
5 E.Tuonse’renu (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 154.) 
leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, glabrous, glaucous ; flowers subter- 
minal, umbellate; corolla with a medioliform tube, and the 
base of the limb entire; anthers papulose. h.G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Erica Thunbérgii, Lin. suppl. p. 220. 
Andr. heath. vol. 4. icon. Lodd. bot. cab. 277. Ait. hort. kew. 
2. p. 389. Bedf. eric. wob. pl. 4. f. 2. Sims, bot. mag. 1214. 
Erica medioliflora, Sal. in Lin. trans, 6. p. 331. Corolla with 
a globose tube and a large limb, of a reddish-orange colour at 
top, and greenish-yellow at the base.—A remarkable species. 
Thunberg’s Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. Feb. Aug. Clt. 1794. 
Shrub 1 foot. 
6 E. Bractea‘ta; leaves 3 in a whorl, lanceolate, glabrous, 
adpressed ; flowers terminal, umbellate; bracteas large, obo- 
vate, and are, as well as the calyxes, coloured; corolla 2 lines 
long, having the segments crenulated. ).G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Erica bracteata, Thunb. diss. no. 3. 
Fl. July, Sept. 
Erica obvallaris, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 387. Filaments 
spurred. 
Bracteate Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1800. 
Shrub 1 foot. 
7 E. mucrona'ta; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear-lanceolate, cus- 
pidate, spreading, glabrous ; flowers terminal, racemose ; calyx 
bracteate, coloured, about equal in length to the corolla, which 
is campanulate. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Erica mucronata, Andr. heath. 3. t. 43. Flowers reddish- 
purple. 
Mucronate-leaved Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. May, Aug. Clt, 
1800. Shrub 1 foot. 
ERICACEA. VIII. Evrytepris. 
8 E. pretiozra‘ta; leaves 3 in a whorl, lanceolate-linear 
spreading, on cuneated fringed petioles; flowers terminal, by 
threes; bracteas broad, imbricated, ribbed, about equal in 
length to the corolla, which is bell-shaped, 23 lines long, and 
downy at apex. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Erica petiolaris, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. pa 334. Erica petiolata, 
Thunb. diss. no. 7. with a figure. Andr. heath. 3. t. 40. Lodd. 
bot. cab. 1150. Bracteas pale red. Corollas white, with black 
anthers. 
Petiolate-leaved Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. May, July. Clt. 
1774. Shrub 1 foot. 
9 E.? oscorpAta; leaves 3 in a whorl, lanceolate, keeled, 
broad, erect, with scabrous margins; floral leaves or bracteas 
dilated ; flowers terminal; calyxes spreading, about equal in 
length to the corolla, which is urceolate ; bracteas loose, ribbed. 
h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica obcordata, 
Link. Bedf. eric. wob. p. 17. Calyx and corolla purplish- 
red. 
Obcordate Broad-scaled-Heath. 
Shrub 1 foot. 
10 E. crossa‘ra; leaves opposite, or 3 in a whorl, linear, cus- 
pidately awned, glabrous, spreading ; flowers terminal, usually 
by threes; peduncles, bracteas, and calyxes fringed; corolla 
Fl. Aug. Sept. Cit. 1800. 
conical. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 
crossata, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 201, 
Pot-flowered Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. May, June. Clt.? 
Shrub. 
§ 2. Anthers anned or corniculate at the base. 
11 E. rra‘crans; leaves 3 in a whorl, subulate, glaucous, 
erect; flowers drooping, terminal, usually by threes; bracteas 
large; calyx coloured, about equal in length to the corolla, 
which is campanulate and spreading; anthers bifid at the base, 
corniculate ; stigma obtuse. h. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Erica fragrans, Andr. heath. 2. t. 27. Lodd. bot. 
cab. 288. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 407. Calyx and corolla pur- 
plish-red. 
Fragrant Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl. March, June. Cit. 1803. 
Shrub 4 foot. 
12 E. era‘pra; leaves 4 in a whorl, spreading, glabrous ; 
flowers terminal, on short pedicels; bracteas remote from the 
calyx; calyx foliaceous ; corolla 7-8 lines long, white; anthers 
subinclosed. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Erica glabra, Link. enum. 1. p. 362. Corolla white. 
Glabrous Broad Scaled Heath, Fl. May, Aug. 
Shrub. 
13 E. sexra‘ria (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 154.) 
leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, glabrous, spreading, placed so as to 
appear in 6 ranks; flowers terminal, nearly sessile, drooping ; 
bracteas imbricate, angular ; corolla campanulate, a little shorter 
than the calyx, glabrous, scarious; stigma obtuse; fruit smooth ; 
spurs of anthers long. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Erica sexfaria, Bauer. pl. kew. t. 11. Andr. heath. 2. 
t. 28. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 364. Erica spumdsa, Thunb. diss. 
no. 14. Flowers white ; anthers black, a little exserted. 
Six-ranked-leaved Broad-scaled-Heath. Fl: May, June. 
Clt. 1774. Shrub 4 foot. 
14 E. ryroLærLòra (D. Don, l. c.) leaves 3 in a whorl, 
linear-cuneated, glabrous; flowers terminal, aggregate ; calyx 
bracteate, equal in length to the corolla, which is urceolate ; seg- 
ments of the calyx ovate, cuneated; spurs of anthers broad, ear- 
formed. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 
trifldra, Willd. spec. 2. p. 356. exclusive of the synonymes: 
Erica pyroleflora,; Sal. in Lin. trans. p. 2. Flowers white. 
Corolla 2 lines long, with a 4-angled spherical tube. 
Clt. 1820. 
